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... > social science subjects > psychology > behavior mechanisms > human development > social development and social behavior > emerging adulthood

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emerging adulthood  

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  • The years between adolescence and mature adulthood have come to be labeled “emerging adulthood,” a term coined by psychologist Jeffrey Arnett. Emerging adulthood is a stage in the life course that has resulted in recent decades from a variety of sociohistorical changes. [Source: The Social History of the American Family: An Encyclopedia; Emerging Adulthood]

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